Gender Feminine & Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈluː/(English) /lu/(French)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Louise or Louis. Famous bearers include the baseball player Lou Gehrig (1903-1941) and the musician Lou Reed (1942-2013).

Related Names

VariantsLouella, Louie, Luella, Lula, Lulu(English) Louisette, Louison(French)
Feminine FormsLouisa, Louise(English) Louise(French)
Masculine FormsLewis, Louis(English) Loïc, Louis(French)
Other Languages & CulturesKoldobika, Koldo(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís, Lluïsa(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Aloisie, Ludvík, Luděk(Czech) Louise, Ludvig, Loui(Danish) Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Lowie, Ludovicus(Dutch) Ludoviko, Luĉjo(Esperanto) Loviise(Estonian) Loviisa(Finnish) Ludo(Flemish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Lois(Galician) Alois, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Lulu, Lutz(German) Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Hludwig, Ludovicus(Germanic) Louiza(Greek) Clovis(History) Alajos, Lajos, Lujza(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Lodovico, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Aloisio, Gigi, Gina, Gino, Luigina, Luigino, Luisella, Vico(Italian) Ludvigs, Luīze, Ludis(Latvian) Liudvika, Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Ruiha(Maori) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Louise, Lovise, Ludvig(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdawīgą(Old Germanic) Alojzy, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza(Polish) Aloísio, Luís, Luísa, Luisinho(Portuguese) Luiz, Luiza, Lula(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Luiza(Romanian) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Alojz, Alojzia, Ľudovít, Lujza(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Ludvik, Lojze(Slovene) Luis, Luisa, Lucho, Luisina, Luisita, Luisito(Spanish) Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Lo, Loui, Lova, Love, Lovis, Lowe, Ludde(Swedish) Louwis(Walloon)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017